Global Defense Outlook 2016

Shifting Postures and Emerging Fault Lines

The global business environment is shaped by national defense policies. How are these crucial policies evolving, and what do they portend for business and operating risks? The Deloitte Global Defense Outlook can help you gain a fact-based perspective on the impact of defense policy on your enterprise.

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Global Defense Outlook overview

Rapid, sustained economic growth combined with broad-based declines in global levels of military operations continues to transform the global defense environment. Over the next five years, these economic forces appear likely to continue moderating global defense postures. Deloitte’s unique seven-dimension Defense Posture Index (DPI) shows that only seven of the fifty largest defense spenders have raised their defense posture since 2011.

Global defense postures continue to moderate, and economic development is reducing dependence on defense spending globally. But five global fault lines have emerged. Weak global institutions and advancing technology raise risks of conflict along these fault lines:

Russia/NATO: conventional forces confrontation in Eastern Europe

China/Pacific States: maritime confrontation in the South China Sea

States/Terrorists: asymmetric confrontation in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia

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